EXHIBITION PREVIEW FEATURE DRIVES & CONTROLS 2014
When it takes place this April, Drives & Controls will be co-located with Plant & Asset Management and Air-Tech, together with the Fluid Power & Systems Exhibition, and the newly launched European Offshore & Energy Exhibition, as well as MACH. So what can you expect to see there?
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hen the last Drives & Controls exhibition took place in 2012 it
attracted the highest number of visitors yet, with 11,146 for the three-day co-located event. The organiser, DFA Media, however, is optimistic that the 2014 event will exceed both the exhibitor and visitor numbers of the last show. Drives & Controls 2014 will be taking
place in Hall 3 of the NEC, Birmingham, on 8-10th April and will cover the latest in mechanical power transmission, motion control and automation from over 300 companies. The show will be co-located with Plant & Asset Management and Air-Tech, together with the Fluid Power & Systems Exhibition, and the newly launched European Offshore & Energy Exhibition, as well as MACH. There will be a free seminar programme,
as well as the Motor Driven Systems (MDS) programme, which brings together the varied strands of legislation, standardisation, system strategies and technological developments that affect motor driven systems. In addition, the UKTI will feature
prominently in the conference and seminar programmes staged at Fluid Power & Systems, Air-Tech, Drives & Controls and Plant & Asset Management.
PRODUCTS AND TECHNOLOGIES Among the companies exhibiting at Drives & Controls this year are wenglor, which will be displaying its new weQube product platform. Whereas many cameras provide illumination and communication interfaces as external individual components, weQube combines all components and features required for smooth image processing in a compact housing. Equipped with comprehensive communication interfaces it perfectly adjusts to its environment. Initially there are two software packages
for the new platform, the ‘weQubeVision’ image processing package for pure image processing and the ‘weQubeDecode’ scan
The rittal support arm system will be on show
STÖBER’s stand will feature its new
gearbox for main spindle drives: PS25 and PS30. The two gear modes are suited to precise finish machining at high speed and – in reduction mode with engaged gears and multiplication of the motor torque – for high cutting performance. Those visiting will also be able to find
wenglor will be displaying its new weQube product platform
out about STÖBER’s motion control solution based on the universal programming and controlling software, CODESYS V3, as well as the compact high performance Motion Controller MC6, which is available as a control cabinet PC or as a touch screen panel. The focus for R. A. Rodriguez on stand
EP150 will be gears. The company will be emphasising the quality and extent of its KHK range of stock and custom gears, but it will also introduce a range which allows
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package for reading of 1D and 2D codes. “The software transforms weQube into
a vision sensor, a 1D/2D code scanner or a smart camera – depending on what our customers need,” says wenglor product manager, Stefan Winkler. Additional packages will follow over the next months. Find out more by visiting the company on stand D110. Rittal, meanwhile, will be exhibiting products that can help to reduce costs and limit damage to the environment. Rittal’s Mobile Info Bus, on Stand D964, will show the company’s latest equipment for industry and IT technology. Then on Stand D230 Rittal will have new products on display, including operating housings with handle strips that can easily be mounted to a support arm system from its CP 60/120/180 range. In the Offshore and Energy section of the exhibition, Rittal’s Stand E224, will display enclosure products that are relevant to that market.
even greater custom capability. In addition, it will be turning its attention to the core competence of Framo Morat, the production of gears and in particular worm gears. Centa Transmissions will be
demonstrating standard gears, gearboxes, flexible couplings and driveshafts for motion control and precision positioning drive applications. Partnered with other gear manufacturers, Centa designs and builds drive solutions that may integrate small precision face gears by ASS-AG, planetary gears from Sumer, and high precision robotic drives and Cyclo speed reducers by Sumitomo. Also on its stand, D18, will be Centa’s range of electromagnetic clutches. On stand D192, Heason Technology will feature a series of working exhibits that bring together products and components from many of its distribution partners as complete motion systems. These include a concept rotary actuator that delivers Ethernet from fixed to rotating sections through an integral slip ring assembly and a multi-axis demonstrator that combines linear and rotary direct drive motors in a display of tightly synchronised motion. RS Components (RS) will be showing its product and service offering on stand D844. Visitors will be able to learn how it is addressing the needs of the growing automation and control market, and discover the complete range of services developed by RS to ease the customer’s sourcing and purchasing experience. Harting (stand D460) will be
featuring new developments in industrial connectivity including high-temperature connectors and devices with high mating cycles, plus interconnectivity products for smart network infrastructures and smart power systems within the industrial environment. A major new development is the Han(R)
HighTemp Series, which enables the reliable transmission of signals and power at temperatures up to 200°C in industrial environments. Also featured is the Han(R) HMC industrial connector series, which combines the capability for more than 10,000 mating cycles with protection against harsh environmental conditions. Techdrives will be showing a range of
products on stand D470, including the Panasonic MINAS A5 servo system which now offers higher powers to 15.0kW, with optional Safe Torque Off, and Ether CAT communications which allows easy networking of multi-axis machinery. It will also introduce a new rack & pinion
system with micron levels of accuracy at speeds from 0.1 to 6.5 m/s; and will be
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